Do you actually have a physical office in your house?

I WFH for 10 years and had no trouble. I had my office with a door on it. I went in there at 8 am, came out at noon for lunch, went back in at 1:00 and worked until I had to run out the door to get my kids to activities. I have learned to not check work email after 7:30 or so because if I saw something that I couldn't do anything about until the next day I wouldn't sleep.

WFH is a great gig and it's the future. Most of my high tech clients have big parts of their workforce, especially sales, at home. It saves on office space and expenses. I think you should do everything you can to adjust to it. Maybe schedule some activity at quitting time that forces you to stop. Close the door to your office, or get one if you don't have an office with a door. Definitely don't work in the family room, kitchen or bedroom.

In response to this post by HokieHutch

Posted: 06/20/2018 at 10:34AM

Interested in hearing from you work-at-home types. -- RoswellGAHokie 06/20/2018 09:38AM

Light a match ** -- Josey Wales 06/20/2018 11:19PM

Have worked for 16 years out of the last 22 years at home -- VaTechie 06/20/2018 10:44PM

Store everything electronically. Shred paper. Use a simple scan app to scan -- ModerateHokie 06/20/2018 12:52PM

You have "not top secret" documents... at home? -- `lag 06/20/2018 11:29AM

Start small. Clean out old files before organizing -- HokieAl 06/20/2018 10:51AM

Backyard fire pit works for me ** -- 1400E 06/20/2018 10:26AM

Yep. We used a burn barrel. ** -- 48zip 06/20/2018 12:35PM

Classy. Nothing says "home" like industrial burn drums in your yard ** -- ModerateHokie 06/20/2018 1:37PM

I refrained until my neighbor got one. He burned yard debris. -- 48zip 06/20/2018 2:34PM

My company pays for me to take documents to UPS store for shredding. ** -- Stork 06/20/2018 10:16AM

It's 2018, don't print out stuff any more. ** -- BG Hokie 06/20/2018 10:00AM

If you still visit the office occasionally, can you collect your docs and -- Hokie360 06/20/2018 09:54AM

The VERY first thing you need is a high quality shredder -- vt_mughal 06/20/2018 09:52AM

Struggling with the same. I have a cross cut shredder that helps with -- 91HokieBob 06/20/2018 09:50AM

Get a shredder or fireplace :P ** -- Naelbis 06/20/2018 09:47AM

A cross-cut shredder -- EDGEMAN 06/20/2018 09:52AM

No idea. ... i started working from home last year. Hate it. Changing job -- HokieHutch 06/20/2018 09:45AM

Funny, I'm in the office for the 3d time this year and I hate it. -- HokieinTampa 06/20/2018 10:27AM

Yup - working from home is $ - plus the daily 130-3pm nap ** -- OXVT 06/20/2018 12:05PM

And there is something to have other co-workers around to speak -- fordham 06/20/2018 10:04AM

Probably less stress than commuting in NOVA -- EDGEMAN 06/20/2018 09:54AM

Easy, the key is to live close to where you work. My commute is 5 mins. ** -- HokieNoVA 06/20/2018 10:22AM

Nah ... I went to sales from sales management -- HokieHutch 06/20/2018 09:59AM

Do you actually have a physical office in your house? -- GFallsFan 06/20/2018 10:34AM

I do, but good thought. I thought that would do it and it hasn't -- HokieHutch 06/20/2018 10:47AM

You have GOT to have some separation. You need a mental "switch" to turn on -- ModerateHokie 06/20/2018 1:41PM

Same here. And teleworking is supposed to reduce stress, but now work and -- 91HokieBob 06/20/2018 09:51AM

Do you actually have a physical office in your house?

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